Bishop Amat High School - Tusitala Yearbook (La Puente, CA)

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CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE For many of us. it is hiird to hclicvc that the ycurhook i fiihilh finished. Since early July, n t- on the Tusit.iLt st.iff h.ivc hccn workini h.inl to m.ikc a hook thdt the entire school an he proud of. We feel ihjt »»f h.iye succeeded. Ho yever. we did not do it alone. Sever.il students and staff memhers helped us along the way. Some helped a little, some helped a lot. and some hy their presence alone helped us make it through the de.idlines Khen v» c thought we lould not. At this time, we would like to thank these people. U f hope that they will coiuiniu their support of the Tusitala. M.iry Alvidrc Phil Lope Stephanie CIcary Mr. Sulli ,in Terri ' ounf er Theresa Mc( ' arthy Eric Jenkins Bill DcLifiankllc Lucy Dura o Mr. Guantc Tom Vrguiifi Mr. Murphy Mr. Paredcs (TcUplmne) Terry Kirmanc Mrs. Goet Claire Jarhoe Sr. Conheady Kirsten Levingsion Mrs. O ' Connor Mr. Gaucher Miss Lope Mr. Hemenuay Coach Marline C.al Poly, Pomona Arnold Ziffel Alfred Fahris Studio and lah technicians Dennis Treroiola Ray ( ' ardinas Mike Seiroe A I Treroiola Josiens Rich Chappell Buy Ponce Kim Kohinson School I ' ictures Inc. C huck Mc(.lelland Denise Avila Chrissie Kennerknect Kaelyn Silva Manny Anguiano Jacqui Denis Paul Meia Paul Diaz and anyone else we might have forgotten. But for the most pan. the staff had seyeral standouts. Thanks to them for their long hours and oyerall co operaii e attitudes. A yery special thanks goes to Mike Gaucher for his writing talents and dedication at ecery deadline. But most of the thanks goes to our moderator, Paul McLaughlin. Through all the headaches, the long hours until 3 in the morning, the thankless hours of work on copy, pictures, and layouts, he remained determined to see us through each deadline. X ' ithout him. this hook would not ha ye heen possihle. So with this thought. I would like to pass the year of I9S.i on with a good note, a memory that will stay in the minds of many for years to come. The staff hopes it was able to capture these memories through its pictures, its words, its theme. And with this hope. I hid the school year of 19S. farewell, in the fondest hope of a bright and successful future. ( indy (iermano hditorin-Chief (LOSING 2 9

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aVI HaV miaVTiek tihie sirccy,, tihie imiSTCKr, TIHIE iriEAIEIITI ' ON After every sports event and rally at Bishop A mat, our Alma Mater is sung. It has become a very special song for us. As Mr. Hemenway said It seems to re- present all the good times that the stu- dents have had at Amat. The song is a strong statement of pride in our school. For many Seniors, the song has a ring of nostalgia to it. Although we respect the Alma Mater for what it stands for, said Mr. Hemenway, we don ' t fully appreci- ate it until we leave the school and move on in our lives. Like most high school students, we will always have a soft spot in our hearts for the Alma Mater. Be- cause of this, we of the Tusitala Staff feel that every student should know the his- tory of this very special song. Finding this information was no easy job, but we obtained as much information as possi- ble. In the spring of 1958, an Alma Mater committee was formed to try to find a song that would represent the school. Several songs were tried, hut none seemed to fit. The committee decided to hold a schoolwide contest to see what the students could come up with. Several songs were suggested, such as the Notre Dame and USC fight song, hut none of these seemed to fit. Finally, one was found in one of the least likely places. One evening, a stu- dent went to see an Elvis Presley movie at the local theater (remember, this is 1958). She heard a ballad that seemed to fit what the school was looking for in an Alma Mater. She bought a record of the song and submitted it to the commit- tee. The committee agreed with the stu- dent and, after a few lyric changes, our Alma Mater was born. Our Alma Mater is something that we ' re not likely to forget, and now that its history has been uncovered, we are like- ly to grow even closer to it. So, the next time you sing that song at the end of the game, remember what went into it, what it has gone through, and most of all, how important it is. 1974 PLATER 0 . .Ill 15 GON A-- .;jl H LaBOU , roUR UGHI WILL G« JfJ » » RISING WALLS. l SHALL W i S H LL°«E° HALLS. ' ' SrSHKELLREMEMBER YOU. SrS weTeWadeast. loyal. ANDTRUE. EXIT] .onn-rAHi:iTY-1200 280 CLOSING